Louise Bernard and Solene Delinger
After Soprano last year, comedian and actor Kev Adams will be the sponsor of the 36th edition of the Telethon. He will be responsible for kicking off the new edition on December 2 on France Télévisions alongside Sophie Davant, Nagui and Cyril Féraud. He was chosen by France TV and AFM-Téléthon for his “great sensitivity”.
Like every year, a personality is mobilizing to collect as many donations as possible for the Telethon. Kev Adams, seen recently at the cinema in the comedy Retirement home by Thomas Gilou, accepted the proposal from France Télévisions and the AFM to become the sponsor of the 36th edition of this television marathon. He succeeds the singer Soprano, sponsor of the previous edition.
“Kev Adams is very close to families and has great sensitivity”
He will be responsible for kicking off the new edition on December 2 on France Télévisions alongside Sophie Davant, Nagui and Cyril Féraud. Without forgetting the families of the sick. “We choose artists who have already come to Telethon broadcasts, who have been very committed, close to families”, explains on Europe 1 Laurence Tiennot-Herment, the president of AFM-Téléthon, the association which chooses with France Flats the godfather or godmother.
Why did his choice therefore fall on Kev Adams? “And I would say that for Kev Adams, it was almost obvious. Because in reality, Kev Adams is a young person who, already very small, at 18, got involved in the Telethon. He did it from the start of his career. He is very close to families and has great sensitivity. We can also say that Kev Adams is a very intergenerational person and we know that the Telethon is well before seven years and well after 77 years”.
The objective this year is to exceed the 86 million euros collected during the previous edition. The Telethon will take place on December 2 and 3, 2022.